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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1948
Page
4
The Lexington Dispatch reflects on 66 years of publication as a non daily paper and expresses confidence in continuing to raise the standard of local journalism in the coming years.
The Morganton Herald editor Beatrice Cobb leaves this week for a global airplane journey and will be absent until about December 1. She is North Carolina's Democratic national committeewoman and runs the NC Press Association. The piece notes her absentee ballot plans and discusses local political opinions and Baptist issues in Fayetteville.
The piece discusses Senator Robert Taft as the main anti Dewey force before the convention and reappears as a potential spoiler. It notes Taft led a pre convention Stop Dewey drive that failed and could again influence outcomes if labor splits shift in favor of or against Dewey.
The Rev Kenneth M Lindner pastor of Immanuel Baptist Fayatteville is a teetotaler who opposes alcohol yet backs legal control He cites Chicago days with Al Capone and beer barons to justify his stance and was ousted as Cumberland county beer election tense ended.
An International Refugee Organization report says U S consulates in Munich Frankfurt and Stuttgart re open duplicate security checks nullifying Truman era clearances. Despite a 205000 quota and strong demand from employers advocates urge quick congressional investigation and faster processing for displaced Europeans.
W A Bivins discusses Betty Smith's Tomorrow Will Be Better and recalls a childhood tree named Life Everlasting near his father's shop in Hometown. He notes his wife's reservations about the novel while arguing that hope and aspiration matter more than wealth.
The article recalls Thomas Masaryk shaping Czechoslovakia with a U S constitution pattern and his postwar legacy. It notes Eduard Beneš failing to meet Hitler, Munich’s cession, the Nazi occupation, and the later Communist takeover amid calls for liberty and national memory. It cites Jan Masaryk and Benes, with the Charlotte Observer praise linking Benes to enduring liberty.
Washington column argues that Miss Elizabeth Bentley exposed the gap between idealistic motives and Russian backed Communism. It warns Wallace supporters and third-party promises mask Moscow policy and urges voting locally and discerning real domestic progress from slogans.
The annual Capitol Square barbecue hosted by Harry Playford for Monroe Redden drew 1700 plus attendees despite rain, with 80 guestelist members including state and national Democrats. The gathering blended social, informal discussion and political support, highlighting Dixiecrat tensions and Democratic loyalties in Haywood County.
Winchell reports on social whirl in New York with Lord Milford Haven chasing Peggy Maley, Harlem buzz over Paul Robeson Jr and a mix of society, Broadway and political tidbits. The column links marriages, bets, and celebrity gossip across clubs, theaters, and media circles.
Pictured Belgian foreign minister Paulea is shown in a collage with clues spanning across a crossword style grid. The puzzle lists horizontal and vertical entries covering items from foods to mythic names and common words.
Walter Bedell Smith, U S ambassador to Moscow, said he never considers himself an optimist. He stated he hopes for the best and expects the worst after a Kremlin conference.
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